22 more missing persons declared hardcore militants, PHC told

PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court (PHC) was informed on Wednesday that 22 more missing persons shifted to internment centre in Lakki Marwat were declared black or hardcore militants) and five as grey (terror suspects).
Additional Advocate General (AAG), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Mian Arshad Jan, submitted to a division bench the list of 27 missing persons shifted to internment centre in Lakki Marwat.
The bench comprised of Chief Justice Mazhar Alam Miankhel and Justice Muhammad Daud Khan.As per the list issued by in-charge of the internment centre, Sabz Ali Khan, 22 missing persons shifted to internment centre had been declared hardcore militants.
The black declared internees were Akbar Ali, Mian Anwar, Abdullah, Mulazim Hussain, Muhammad Asif, Imdad Hussain, Asghar Shah, Qadir Shah, Yousaf Shah, Rahmat Zada, Idrees, Nisar Ali, Ashiquddin, Rasool Niaz, Rahmatullah, Akhtar Ali, Daulat Khan, Zakirullah, Asghar Hussain, Muhammad Ayub, Abdullah and Noor Muhammad.
Five internees were also declared grey. They included Inamullah, Asghar Khan, Muhammad Hayat, Zamir Gul and Abdul Khaliq. It was stated in the report that the internees had been picked up in the years 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012. They were shifted to the internment centre after one or two years under the special law called Action (in Aid of Civil Power) Regulation, 2011 for Federally Administered Tribal Areas and Pata.
The court disposed of the missing persons cases after receiving oversight boards reports in the missing persons cases shifted to internment centres whether declared black or grey.Section 8 of the Action (in Aid of Civil Power) Regulation 2011 says the governor, or any authorised officer by him, may issue an order of internment.
Section 14 says, “The governor shall notify an oversight board for each internment centre comprising of two civilians and two military officers to review the case of each person interned within a period of 120 days from the issuance of order of internment and prepare a report for consideration of the governor.”
The high court took serious notice of delay in submission of oversight boards reports about the detainees a number of times. It even attached the salaries of the officers concerned.
The bench sought the oversight board report in the case of Adnan, shifted to internment centre in Landikotal in Khyber Agency after the petitioner Khalil Khan informed the bench that he had been shifted to the internment centre.
The bench disposed of a missing person case after Muhajira Bibi, mother of the missing person Ismail, a resident of Peshawar, informed the bench that he had returned home safe and sound.
The bench also issued notice to ministries of defence and interior in two missing persons cases, including Muhammad Yousaf and Danishmand.The ministries were directed to submit reports about whereabouts of the missing persons before the next hearing.The court fixed May 21 for next hearing into the cases.